The most widespread way is through Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA), which sends loud alerts to all cellphones. If an ...

OAKLAND, Calif. -- The 6.4 and 7.1 magnitude earthquakes that jolted Ridgecrest served as reminders of how unexpected and strong earthquakes can be. Seismologists are still processing the data ...

Google has harnessed motion sensors on more than 2 billion smartphones to create an earthquake early-warning system that's as effective as standard seismometers, a new study reveals. Between 2021 and ...

SEATTLE, Wash. — The entire West Coast now has access to ShakeAlert, an earthquake early warning system that allows messages to be sent to mobile phones once there’s a tremor. The system debuted in ...

West Coast citizens get crucial seconds of warning with Android ShakeAlert and MyShake earthquake detection apps that issue life-saving alerts before hazardous shaking. Such new technologies turn ...

Google’s Android Earthquake Alerts System isn’t exactly new, as it first launched in 2020 as part of Android’s safety initiative. The feature turns your smartphone into a mi ...

The federal government shutdown threatens Nevada’s push to secure funding for a potentially life-saving early earthquake ...

"It is appropriate that we are in this region on this day," said Gov. Newsom, as he stood with the San Francisco skyline behind him at the base of the Bay Bridge. "There's a 99.7 percent chance that, ...

BERKELEY HILLS, Calif. (KGO) -- Two moderate earthquakes rocked the Bay Area in the last 24 hours. The first one hit around 10:30 p.m. Monday near the Pleasant Hill-Walnut Creek border. There have ...

COVER your head and neck with one arm and hand. If a sturdy table or desk is nearby, crawl underneath for shelter. If no ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As sensors picked up the first signs of a strong earthquake jolting the Northern California coast, an alert was blasted to 3 million smartphone users telling them to “drop, cover, ...

PASADENA, Calif. (KABC) -- Gov. Jerry Brown has called on California lawmakers to provide funds to get an earthquake early warning system up and running. Prototype warning systems have already been ...